Multiple sulfur isotope analysis of volatile organic sulfur compounds and their sulfonium precursors in coastal marine environments

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 124, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 78-89

  Oduro, Harry ^a   Kamyshny, Alexey ^a,b   Guo, Weifu ^c   Farquhar, James ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST; GRASS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT CORE; SULFUR CYCLE; SULFUR ISOTOPE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

DELAWARE; GREAT MARSH; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 79953316835     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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